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Scared Stiff

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Remake of:

The Ghost Breakers

Original title

Scared Stiff

Year

1953

Running time

100 min.

Country

United States

Director

George Marshall

Screenwriter

Herbert Baker, Norman Lear. Play: Paul Dickey, Charles W. Goddard

Cast

Music

Leith Stevens

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo (B&W)

Producer

Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions

Genre

Comedy | Horror Comedy. Haunted Houses. Remake

Synopsis

Nightclub singer Larry Todd breaks off his romance with a beautiful showgirl when he realizes she's the girlfriend of a murderously jealous gangster. While on the run, Larry mistakenly believes he kills one of the mobsters and is helped to escape police by heiress Mary Carol, who smuggles Larry and partner Myron to Cuba. Mary has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island and, ignoring ominous warnings and threats, decides to take possession. While there, the trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer.

Rankings Position

#124 Best Horror Comedy Films

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Scared Stiff

1953

George Marshall

5.5

(197)